Scripture Hebrews 13:16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it... Continue Reading →
Text for the Week: Devoted to Prayer
Scripture: Colossians 4:2-6 2 Keep on praying and guard your prayers with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray for us also. Pray that God would open a door for the word so we can preach the secret plan of Christ—which is why I’m in chains. 4 Pray that I might be able to make it as clear... Continue Reading →
Text for the Week: The Light is Lifted Up
Scripture: John 12:20-36 20 Some Greeks were among those who had come up to worship at the festival. 21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and made a request: “Sir, we want to see Jesus.” 22 Philip told Andrew, and Andrew and Philip told Jesus. 23 Jesus replied, “The time has come for the Human... Continue Reading →
Text for the Week: The Light is Our Judge
Scripture: John 8:12-30 12 Jesus spoke to the people again, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me won’t walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” 13 Then the Pharisees said to him, “Because you are testifying about yourself, your testimony isn’t valid.” 14 Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about myself,... Continue Reading →
Text for the Week: Getting Others Involved
Scripture: Exodus 18:13-27 13 The next day Moses sat as judge for the people, while the people stood around him from morning until evening. 14 When Moses’s father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, while all the... Continue Reading →
Text for the Week: Restoring Family
Scripture: Genesis 45:1-15 1Joseph could no longer control himself in front of all his attendants, so he declared, “Everyone, leave now!” So no one stayed with him when he revealed his identity to his brothers. 2 He wept so loudly that the Egyptians and Pharaoh’s household heard him. 3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I’m Joseph! Is... Continue Reading →
Text for the Week: Love Always Provides Support
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:7-18 CEB 7 Who joins the army and pays their own way? Who plants a vineyard and doesn’t eat its fruit? Who shepherds a flock and doesn’t drink its milk? 8 I’m not saying these things just based on common sense, am I? Doesn’t the Law itself say these things? 9 In Moses’ Law it’s... Continue Reading →
Understanding Seeking Faith
This is part 2 of a post about the my difficulty with the Church to catch up read part 1. "Neque enim quaero intelligere ut credam, sed credo ut intelligam" "I do not seek to understand in order that I may believe, but rather, I believe in order that I may understand"Anselm of Canterbury Anselm's... Continue Reading →
Quincy Wheeler’s Top 100 Novels (Part 7: 40-31)
This is our seventh in a ten-part series in which Quincy reveals his top 100 novels and offers summaries and analysis that help point Christians to the timeless truths contained in these stories. Check out the previous posts Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6. (The two intro paragraphs below... Continue Reading →
America The Christian Nation: Creating the Christian Nation
Last week I asked the question "what would it look like if America was a Christian nation?" This is a part of a larger series I have titled America The Christian Nation, you can read last week's post here. In various conversations about that post I have realized I did not go far enough in... Continue Reading →
Squinting in the Light 